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glomerate

glomerate verb: to gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.

Verb

glomerate (third-person singular simple present glomerates, present participle glomerating, simple past and past participle glomerated)

  1. To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.
    • glomerated fig tree

Adjective

glomerate (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.
    • glomerate gland
    • glomerate flower
    Synonyms:
    glomerated

Synonyms of glomerate

Forms of glomerate

third-person singular presentglomerates
present participleglomerating
past participleglomerated
pastglomerated

Origin of glomerate

Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about glomerate

What does glomerate mean?
Glomerate means to gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.
What part of speech is glomerate?
Glomerate can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of glomerate?
The past tense of glomerate is glomerated.

Words near glomerate in the dictionary

  1. glomelliferic acid
  2. glomera
  3. glomeraceous
  4. glomeralean
  5. glomeraleans
  6. glomerate
  7. glomerated
  8. glomerates
  9. glomerating
  10. glomeration
  11. glomerations

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